DIRT-Magic Lantern Firm Barred from Gov Work

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

http://cryptome.org/dirty-lantern.htm

[Anonymous also sent us a copy of this statement, and I would have 
been happy to have broken the story if it wasn't for another fine 
Micro$oft MTA making sure that everyone kept getting Monday's news 
over and over again, that's why there was no ISN on Tuesday.  - WK]


18 December 2001. Thanks to Anonymous. 

Codex Data Systems is the producer of D.I.R.T., an electronic 
surveillance program restricted for sale only to law enforcement and 
governmental agencies, which allegedly can invade and surveil a 
private computer without the owner knowing. For D.I.R.T. snooping 
claims made by Codex see: 

http://cryptome.org/dirty-secrets2.htm 
Codex is reportedly the producer of the Magic Lantern covert computer 
surveillance program to be used by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and the firm is said to have promoted Magic Lantern to 
several federal agencies in addition to the FBI. D.I.R.T./Magic 
Lantern is also claimed to be the program used by the FBI in the 
Scarfo key-logging case to surreptitiously get PGP passphrases from 
Scarfo's computer. 

Both D.I.R.T. and Magic Lantern are reportedly based on Back Orifice 
as modified by a Back Orifice programmer working under contract to 
Codex. 

DLA is the US Defense Logistics Agency. Most of its contracts for 
security services are classified. More on its Information Technology 
program: http://www.dla.mil/infoTechMain.asp 



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Source: http://epls.arnet.gov/epl/owa/epls_search.multi_name_srch 

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PARTIES EXCLUDED FROM FEDERAL
PROGRAMS BY NAME
AS OF 17-DEC-2001

NAME:           Codex Data Systems, Inc.
CLASS:          Firm
RECORD TYPE:    Primary
TYPE:           Reciprocal
CEC:
SSN/TIN:
ADDRESS 1:      167 Route 304, No. B-4
                Bardonia, NY 10954 - Domestic
CT ACTIONS -
CT-CODE 1:      A
AGENCY: DLA
ACTION-DATE:    09-MAR-2001
TERM-DATE:      17-OCT-2003
CT-CODE 2:      J
AGENCY: DLA
ACTION-DATE:    09-MAR-2001
TERM-DATE:      06-DEC-2003
CRNAME 1:       Jones, Francis Edward
CRNAME 2:       Jones, Frank
NAME:           Jones, Francis Edward
CLASS:          Individual
RECORD TYPE:    Cross Reference
TYPE:           Reciprocal
CEC:
SSN/TIN:
ADDRESS 1:      250 Ehrardt Rd.
                Pearl River, NY 10965 - Domestic
CT ACTIONS -
CT-CODE 1:      A
AGENCY: DLA
ACTION-DATE:    09-MAR-2001
TERM-DATE:      06-DEC-2003
CT-CODE 2:      J
AGENCY: DLA
ACTION-DATE:    09-MAR-2001
TERM-DATE:      06-DEC-2003
PRIMARY NAME:   Codex Data Systems, Inc.
NAME:           Jones, Frank
CLASS:          Individual
RECORD TYPE:    Cross Reference
TYPE:           Reciprocal
CEC:
SSN/TIN:
ADDRESS 1:      250 Ehrardt Rd.
                Pearl River, NY 10965 - Domestic
CT ACTIONS -
CT-CODE 1:      A
AGENCY: DLA
ACTION-DATE:    09-MAR-2001
TERM-DATE:      06-DEC-2003
CT-CODE 2:      J
AGENCY: DLA
ACTION-DATE:    09-MAR-2001
TERM-DATE:      06-DEC-2003
PRIMARY NAME:   Codex Data Systems, Inc.


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Procurement Cause and Treatment Codes

Descriptions

A

Cause
Debarment by an agency pursuant to FAR 9.406-2, GPO Instructions 
110.11A, or PS Publication 41, for one or more of the following 
causes (a) conviction of or civil judgment for fraud violation of 
antitrust laws, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, false 
statements, or other offenses indicating a lack of business 
integrity; (b) violation of the terms of a Government contract, such 
as a willful failure to perform in accordance with its terms or a 
history of failure to perform; or (c) any other cause of a serious 
and compelling nature affecting responsibility. (See Code N- 
Debarment pursuant to FAR 9.406 2(b)(2) Drug Free Workplace Act of 
1988.)

Treatment
Contractors are excluded from receiving contracts, and agencies shall 
not solicit offers from, award contract to, renew or otherwise 
extend the duration of current contracts, or consent to subcontracts 
with these contractors, unless the acquiring agency's head or a 
designee determines that there is a compelling reason for such 
action. Government prime contractors, when required by the terms of 
their contract, shall not enter into any subcontract equal to or in 
excess of $25,000 with a contractor that is debarred, suspended, or 
proposed for debarment, unless there is a compelling reason to do so. 
Debarments are for a specified term as determined by the debarring 
agency and as indicated in the listing.

Also,

J

Cause
Debarment by an agency pursuant to Federal Property Management 
Regulations (FPMR) 101-45.6 for one or more of the following causes: 
(a) conviction of or civil judgment for fraud, violation of antitrust 
laws, embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, false statements, or 
other offenses indicating a lack of business integrity, (b) violation 
of terms of a Government contract, such as a willful failure to 
perform in accordance with its terms or a history of failure to 
perform; or (c) any other cause of a serious and compelling nature 
affecting responsibility.

Treatment
Contractors are excluded from receiving contracts to purchase Federal 
personal property, and agencies shall not solicit offers from, award 
contracts to, renew or otherwise extend the duration of current 
contracts, or consent to subcontracts with these contractors, unless 
the acquiring agency's head or a designee determines that there is a 
compelling reason for such action. Debarments are for a specified 
term as determined by the debarring agency and as indicated in the 
listing (see Note following Code K).

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The DLA contact for this action is:

DLA     Cynthia Gaitley / DPAC-G        (808)477-1225

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Cryptome telephoned Cynthia Gaitley who said information on this case
would have to come from Mr. Norm Lussiei, Contracts and Remedies, DLA, 
Ft. Belvoir, VA; telephone: (703) 767-5032.

Ms. Gaitley said her office handles DLA Pacific matters. Which raises
a prospect that Codex products were to be deployed in that region.



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